Lin Mei's blood turned cold. Her first instinct was to deny it, to question how he could know, to demand proof. But deep down, in the part of her that had been screaming danger for days, she recognised the truth immediately.
"How do you know this?" she asked, her voice steady despite the fear clawing at her throat.
"I have sources. I've been watching the Burning Sky family's movements since arriving in Scarlet Peak City. The specific details don't matter right now. What matters is what you do with this information."
Lin Mei's mind shifted into high-speed analysis. "I could tell my father. Cancel the banquet. Increase security. Expose the plot publicly—"
